Wales v Samoa

:00:27. > :00:33.It is night. And you can feel it in your bones, in your soul. You can

:00:33. > :00:43.feel it in your feet beneath you, as you get nearer and up above you

:00:43. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:51.you can feel it in the air, across the city they are coming. Look

:00:51. > :00:57.around you, it's written on the walls, history. All those lead to

:00:57. > :01:01.this stadium. This is our cathedral of rugby. This Coliseum of

:01:01. > :01:05.collisions, bone-crunching tacklesings breath-taking battles.

:01:05. > :01:11.We are the champions of Europe, do not forget that. For you will feel

:01:11. > :01:18.it in your heart, the fear, and the passion and that is what will drive

:01:18. > :01:25.you. They are here. The roof is shut. It's just us and them. And

:01:25. > :01:28.the night. Are you ready? It's Wales versus Samoa here at the

:01:28. > :01:33.Millennium Stadium. The roof is shut, there's a steady drizzle for

:01:33. > :01:38.most of the day in Cardiff. It is the second match of the Autumn

:01:38. > :01:45.series, and given what happened here six days ago, the pressure is

:01:45. > :01:49.most certainly on. Hello, good evening and welcome to Scrum V Live.

:01:49. > :01:55.It is half an hour until kick-off and there is plenty to talk about.

:01:56. > :02:00.I'm joined by former Wales internationals, Shane Howarth and

:02:00. > :02:10.Ross Harries. First, let's remind ourselves how the last week

:02:10. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:20.Outmuscled, outthought and outskorld, Wales welcomed the Pumas

:02:20. > :02:25.to the Millennium Stadium and were given a mauling. Things won't get

:02:25. > :02:33.easier, with a bone-crunching Samoans, up next.

:02:33. > :02:39.They know how to beat Wales and they know how to do it in Cardiff..

:02:39. > :02:46.The head coach is feeling the heat. Four defeats in a row and he's made

:02:46. > :02:55.sweeping changes. It's crunch time. A big night for Justin Tipuric,

:02:55. > :02:59.he's picked ahead of Sam Warburton, and Dan Biggar, Richard Hibbard is

:02:59. > :03:05.on the front row. Mike Phillips back at nine in the starting line-

:03:05. > :03:10.up and big match for Ryan Jones, 29th occasion as captain.

:03:10. > :03:13.Supporters are arriving, they're expecting about 40,000, so over

:03:13. > :03:17.half full at the Millennium Stadium. Jonathan and Shane are here as I

:03:17. > :03:21.said. Jonathan, before we look at the team changes, let's talk about

:03:21. > :03:27.last week, we have a week to reflect, hysteria in the press. Was

:03:27. > :03:33.it the fact Wales was bad or Argentina were very good? Hysteria

:03:33. > :03:37.is nothing new, but it is not a big surprise, losing Argentina. They've

:03:37. > :03:41.been proved by their experience. The disappointing thing was the way

:03:41. > :03:45.we played. And especially the way we came back in a second half. A

:03:45. > :03:51.couple of offloads, and they were most imaginative side on the day.

:03:51. > :03:57.They took their chances, and we didn't offer anything. I feel that,

:03:57. > :04:02.again, we have brought ball koudge, no-one carried the ball, we didn't

:04:03. > :04:08.bring our strike players in the game. And it was a very, very flat

:04:08. > :04:12.performance. You can say all the excuses but the tackle area was

:04:12. > :04:16.dominated by the argue tinance, after the experiences in the rugby

:04:16. > :04:21.cheap and it will be the same today unless, they master that, it will

:04:22. > :04:26.be a very tough game once again. You were on the programme on Sunday,

:04:26. > :04:32.you were complimentary about the Pumas, given the defeat, how much

:04:32. > :04:37.pressure is on Rob Howley to get a win? You were lucky, we were

:04:37. > :04:42.suicidal in the BBC studio Friday night, Jonathan knocked it on the

:04:42. > :04:46.head with the argue tinance, there wasn't enough credit. Listening on

:04:46. > :04:50.the radio today, and what a side you have to face, and what I

:04:50. > :04:54.believe is a must-win game for their confidence, if anything else.

:04:54. > :05:00.There was a subplot as we know with the Autumn internationals, world

:05:00. > :05:03.rankings are at stake, and with the seedings the draw for the World Cup

:05:03. > :05:06.takes place early December. Everyone is trying to get in the

:05:07. > :05:13.top four. But Wales, given they were defeat last week, their

:05:13. > :05:17.Stay in the top eight.. That's crucial. They have to stay in the

:05:17. > :05:21.top eight. It will be easier for them. If they beat Australia, they

:05:21. > :05:27.could jump up, but it is all about confidence, they have the All

:05:27. > :05:31.Blacks next week, they made sweeping changes, and they have the

:05:31. > :05:34.centres, that's the test next week, but as Shane said, forget the

:05:35. > :05:37.rankings, forget about the World Cup, forget about the All Blacks

:05:38. > :05:42.and ausstraila. This is a game they have to win. And they've put

:05:42. > :05:46.themselves in that situation. And they know they played badly, and

:05:46. > :05:56.can't afford to play badly again. They'll know, they have to perform,

:05:56. > :05:59.and have to win this game. OK, well, Phil is roaming the field this

:05:59. > :06:06.evening. We'll start with last week, with

:06:06. > :06:09.the defeat, how bad was it? I think it wasn't a fact we lost, but the

:06:09. > :06:14.manner of defeat, not having game manner of defeat, not having game

:06:14. > :06:20.line breaks. We've come to expect and this team expect more than that.

:06:21. > :06:24.What about the fact Wales lost, as Rob Howley lost their leaders in

:06:24. > :06:29.Jamie Roberts and Sam Warburton and Ryan Jones coming in as the new

:06:29. > :06:34.captain, how much pressure is on him? I looked of there, and you'll

:06:34. > :06:41.see Rhine, he is, I wouldn't say anybody is a natural leader, but

:06:41. > :06:45.players have respect, and when he talks people will listen. If Wales

:06:45. > :06:49.gets behind, someone has to get in there, get a voice and get them

:06:49. > :06:57.back to the game plan and get them to win the game. You said about the

:06:57. > :07:05.line breaks, no line breaks, new centre combination, what and how

:07:05. > :07:11.will that work? Tonight is a big night for Jamie, and he has to

:07:11. > :07:21.prove himself. You need the wingers, taking people away from them, they

:07:21. > :07:24.

:07:24. > :07:32.can't expect Jamie and Ashley on their own. The humidity vait 91% in

:07:32. > :07:37.the stadium. You may have seen Lee slipping over, he was wearing

:07:38. > :07:43.blades on that occasion, he is wearing studs tonight. Thank,s

:07:43. > :07:46.plenty of changes, we will get on to those in a minute. There are

:07:47. > :07:53.around three million unofficial selectors in Wales, and all have

:07:53. > :07:59.had their say on fan forums and social media. What have the Wales

:07:59. > :08:04.camp had to say? There are eight changes N all, Dan

:08:05. > :08:09.Biggar the form fly half gets his chance ahead of Rhys Priestland.

:08:09. > :08:13.The thought is to go out and not think about myself or think as an

:08:13. > :08:16.opportunity for myself, but opportunity to put Wales rugby on

:08:16. > :08:20.the right track after a disappointing weekend. He will

:08:20. > :08:27.partner, Mike Phillips, half back, and osprey centre, Ashley Beck

:08:27. > :08:31.recovered from a hip injury and takes his place in the centre.

:08:31. > :08:36.people coming in, it is a chance to showcase, the skills we've got and

:08:36. > :08:40.put a good performance in. There are changes in every row of the

:08:40. > :08:47.pack. Paul James and Richard Hibbard are given starts after

:08:47. > :08:51.imimpressing for Ba'ath and the Ospreys this season. Second row,

:08:51. > :08:56.Bradley Davies comes in to replace Jones, he needs shoulder surgery

:08:56. > :09:02.and could be out of action for four months. Justin Tipuric displaces

:09:02. > :09:09.squad captain, Sam Warburton at open side. Jones is back to take

:09:09. > :09:14.his place on the blind side. He will captain Wales for a 29th time,

:09:14. > :09:24.overtaking the mark he shade with Evans. Saying I'm proud won't give

:09:24. > :09:29.it justice. It will be a special day and emotional too. Wales played

:09:29. > :09:33.eight, won three, including two victories in Cardiff. After

:09:33. > :09:40.demolishing Canada last weekend, they arrive in fine fetel. You know

:09:40. > :09:44.what to expect when the pa risk island warriors come to town and

:09:44. > :09:49.Wales are under no illusions. can match that physically, we need

:09:49. > :09:53.to work them, and we need to be around the set-piece, we need to

:09:53. > :10:00.challenge them, and that's what we're going to do. That's what a

:10:00. > :10:04.red Jersey means and what it demands. There he is, Ryan Jones a

:10:04. > :10:10.proud man, Wales' most experienced captain. He is described as Rob

:10:10. > :10:20.Howley as the "faith err figure" as the squad. He reached many highs

:10:20. > :10:42.

:10:42. > :10:46.and lows in Welsh rugby. We will Justin Tipuric has been one of the

:10:46. > :10:51.form players, a deserved callup? Yeah he's been exceptionally well.

:10:51. > :11:01.He is great at the break down. He wins a lot of turnovers and there's

:11:01. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:08.a better balance in the pack. You have Bradley Davies, Hibbard, it

:11:08. > :11:18.looks like a better balance for the ball carrying side. Let's start

:11:18. > :11:22.

:11:22. > :11:28.Biggar gets a big chance, replacing Priestland. Beck recovered from a

:11:28. > :11:37.hip injury, his first start at the Millennium Stadium. Same again for

:11:37. > :11:42.the back three. Dan Biggar, another one that deserves his chance?

:11:42. > :11:48.varied his game, he scanned the opposition, he's taken the ball to

:11:48. > :11:51.the line ai hope, he didn't play well against Fiji, but he's coming

:11:51. > :11:57.in with confidence. The pack will go forward and I hope he controls

:11:57. > :12:01.the game well. We spoke about the lack of guile, the fact they had no

:12:01. > :12:05.line breaks, they failed to score a try at the Millennium Stadium. What

:12:05. > :12:10.will they do to address that is this A little bit goes to the

:12:10. > :12:15.forwards as well, you need to go forward, and they've a big ball

:12:15. > :12:21.carriers, to go over the gain line, but in saying that, she can't be

:12:21. > :12:26.closed shop. What I mean, Jamie Roberts is not sure about

:12:26. > :12:30.distribution, they have to be expansive, and give the ball and

:12:30. > :12:34.Halfpenny has to inject himself in the line. If they play tight,

:12:34. > :12:39.you're playing into their hands. One problem is distribution,

:12:39. > :12:42.because they're similar. Ashley Beck, one thing we know about the

:12:42. > :12:46.Samoaon, if you run straight they'll smash you. Jamie did well

:12:46. > :12:51.to recover from last week when he took a nasty bang. Last thing, we

:12:51. > :12:57.want to take it in, because these boys will cut you in half. So there

:12:57. > :13:03.has to be variety in going forward and distribution. The key to that

:13:03. > :13:09.is the deception. Jamie Roberts will carry it, you need to use

:13:09. > :13:14.deception, you send them up and: The guy whose made all the changes,

:13:14. > :13:19.eight changes, the big call has been caught up with Rob Howley. He

:13:19. > :13:23.caught up with us a few moments ago. How much pressure are you yourself

:13:23. > :13:26.and team under to win tonight? We're under pressure, that's

:13:26. > :13:30.international rugby, it is about winning. We didn't perform as

:13:30. > :13:37.coaching team and players, and we're looking at that reaction

:13:37. > :13:44.tonight You made big calls for changes, to what extent were they

:13:45. > :13:49.preordained and how much input did warren have He was involved like

:13:49. > :13:53.from Australia. It was important to observe players and give the

:13:53. > :14:01.opportunity to give the likes of Dan Biggar, Ashley Beck has

:14:01. > :14:06.injuries but the confident we are training well and looking forward.

:14:06. > :14:10.What are the dos and do not of playing Samoa? You have to keep

:14:10. > :14:14.ball. They're a very physical side and up compromiseing in the contact

:14:14. > :14:20.area and we have to be efficient in that area, if we can keep ball and

:14:20. > :14:27.go through the phases, we feel we'll be in good shape.

:14:27. > :14:32.Yes as he's acknowledged, a lot of pressure on Rob Howley's shoulders.

:14:32. > :14:35.Now head coach, a lot of critics and pundit said this team taking to

:14:35. > :14:40.the field is the one that should have started against Argentina,

:14:40. > :14:46.would you go along with that? many ways, yes, there's strategic

:14:46. > :14:49.concerns, and our teams need to make better considerations. We

:14:50. > :14:56.talked about wasted bullet, like not overcommitting too many players.

:14:56. > :15:01.That happened last week, and I'm going to show you some examples.

:15:01. > :15:05.George North takes the ball here. If freeze it here, five players

:15:05. > :15:09.over the ball and no threat from over the ball and no threat from

:15:09. > :15:18.Argentina. The other players around them, are filling in to the

:15:18. > :15:22.defensive line. Now, Wales have the habit of sending big oneup runners,

:15:22. > :15:26.and they're getting Saphy to it. Four, five, six players, sometimes

:15:26. > :15:31.over the ball, nobody committed from Argentina. If we trail, up

:15:31. > :15:37.they trot, along they go, and same players all around this area, and

:15:37. > :15:41.the argue tinance, file in the deep fenceive line. The Samoaons will

:15:42. > :15:47.smash people for this tonight. From the five metre, they will track the

:15:47. > :15:52.ball again, defensive line is in place, liable for turnover and big

:15:52. > :15:56.hit, as is this case. The difficulty, look at the

:15:56. > :16:00.philosophical difference here with the All Blacks, here they have ball

:16:00. > :16:05.handling forwards, that put their backs into space, resulting in

:16:05. > :16:10.better decisions, create more overlapse and score more tries. In

:16:10. > :16:18.the selection, Wales introduced two far more creative players tonight.

:16:19. > :16:24.This young man, Ashley Beck is a talent, he is quick, he playing in

:16:24. > :16:28.the 13 channel, he is normally a 12,'s topoff loader and have the

:16:28. > :16:32.uncanny knack of scoring, very important tries for his teams. The

:16:32. > :16:37.man on everybody's lips, replacing the captain is Justin Tipuric. I

:16:37. > :16:42.used to tease him he had a nose for the line, but great at low tackles,

:16:42. > :16:47.excellent over the ball, but not just in the team for that, he is

:16:47. > :16:52.skilful and acts like another back. He is a big night for Tipuric, but

:16:52. > :16:59.maybe even bigger one for Wales. Thank you. That's Wales dealt with.

:16:59. > :17:02.Let's turn our attention to the visitors. Although they've had

:17:02. > :17:12.memorable encounters, their arrival brings mystery and intrigue.

:17:12. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:32.They're not as familiar a foe as Samoan to spread some Polynesian

:17:32. > :17:36.wisdom. Greetings rugby universe, two things come to mind, seemingly,

:17:36. > :17:43.indestructable with immeasurable power and beautiful singing voices.

:17:43. > :17:49.These sons of the Pacific are the stars of the modern game. Fed on

:17:49. > :17:54.fish, coconuts, corn beef and human flesh, Samoan rugby authorities

:17:54. > :18:01.have created generations of rugby legends by sending them to New

:18:01. > :18:06.Zealand. Rugby fans are seldom more entertained that when something

:18:06. > :18:13.salty slaps down on and something Polynesian, unfortunately, the

:18:13. > :18:21.Samoan game is based around the 3- Ds, discipline, defence and debacle,

:18:21. > :18:28.but it takes subtlely, to hit a Samoan player it nearly kills him,

:18:28. > :18:33.but subtlely for him to remain terrified for the next 89 minutes.

:18:33. > :18:41.Some treats can be revealed, proof the game we call rugby was in fact

:18:41. > :18:46.invented in Samoa. The game, Lacopy became favourite for exploreers,

:18:46. > :18:51.traders and cloniseers, they took the game from Polynesia, back to

:18:51. > :18:58.the British Isles and turned it into the game we know today. The

:18:58. > :19:02.next secret for Samoan rugby has been hid behind a culture of denial

:19:02. > :19:10.and deception, since time of memorial, the authorities have been

:19:10. > :19:17.aware of the effects of the stimulant known by the street name

:19:17. > :19:23.as a plain tasting taken with coconut, the results are

:19:23. > :19:28.frightening. The pride of Samoa prepares to storm Millennium

:19:28. > :19:36.Stadium. Lock up your refrigeratetors and hope for cold

:19:36. > :19:41.whrr, you magnificent people of Wales, you've got visitors. The one

:19:41. > :19:49.and only Jedd there, no doubt where his loyalties lie tonight. He told

:19:49. > :19:55.me Wales are his third team. On a more serious note, Shane, you know

:19:55. > :20:03.the Samoan players well, they are a proud bunch? Going through, from 1-

:20:03. > :20:10.15, this is one of the best sides put on the field. The coaches, have

:20:10. > :20:18.selected a strong a side as they possibly can. And, Scott Williams,

:20:18. > :20:23.we talked about the Welsh men, they have to contain these men. Paul

:20:24. > :20:31.Williams, have played French rugby at the moment and they have res res

:20:32. > :20:36.on the wings, so you have to - Perez on the wing, so you have to

:20:36. > :20:40.be careful. You played Samoans plenty of times, what is it like to

:20:40. > :20:45.be on the receiving end of the tackles? It is tough, one thing you

:20:45. > :20:50.should do is get rid of the play, is play it out, because, ball in

:20:50. > :21:00.hand or not, they're going to hit you. And most people tend to tackle

:21:00. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:06.low, the Samoans go for a body hit. Now, Phil reminded us of the '99

:21:06. > :21:13.game, the defeat on this soil here, the World Cup in '99, the memories

:21:13. > :21:20.still haunt you shape? Yeah. We did what we said for everyone not to do,

:21:20. > :21:26.which is to take them on physically. We tried to take them on their own

:21:26. > :21:31.game and they beat us at it. Not great memories. I lost more hair

:21:31. > :21:35.and you went greyer after that day. Another thing worth mentioning is

:21:35. > :21:40.the preparation time. When Samoa were last here, they lost by a

:21:40. > :21:47.single score, it was a close game, they had three days to prepare.

:21:47. > :21:52.They played Canada, in Colwyn Bay last week, that makes them a more

:21:52. > :21:55.dangerous prospect? It seems with Samoa, because they're unknown

:21:55. > :21:59.quantity, they come into a game not knowing themselves and that's what

:21:59. > :22:05.plays better, they like to offload and go for the big hits. You can't

:22:05. > :22:09.do on the field, it is unstructured and the more unstructured the game

:22:09. > :22:14.the better it is for Samoa. The more structured the better it is

:22:14. > :22:21.for Wales. Another survivor, but one from the winning side is

:22:21. > :22:25.assistant coach, that's Pat Lamb? Welcome to Wales, Wales coming on

:22:25. > :22:30.the back of four defeats and abject performance against Argentina, is

:22:30. > :22:35.that an advantage or disadvantage to Samoa? Certainly disadvantage.

:22:35. > :22:39.Argentina, did us no favours. Even though they had no defeats,

:22:39. > :22:44.remember, they were playing Australia away, and still Grand

:22:44. > :22:49.Slam chachyons, compared to what we play. We play at a different level.

:22:49. > :22:54.We have 30 guise, playing from 30 different teams. The challenge is

:22:54. > :22:57.to give them together and get them on the one page. When they come

:22:57. > :23:02.together, there's a lot of heart, but that's the challenge, so no

:23:02. > :23:07.favours from Argentina. We expect Samoa to be fast and hard and quite

:23:07. > :23:11.loose at times, you are the technical adviser, does that mean

:23:11. > :23:18.you're playing with structure? see Samoa getting developed, we saw

:23:18. > :23:21.that in the World Cup, and professionalism allowed our players

:23:21. > :23:27.to play at a high level all around the world, and you'll see that, in

:23:27. > :23:33.the end of the game rugby is the old game, you have to win forward

:23:33. > :23:36.and continuity and support, those areas that Samoa has been good at,

:23:36. > :23:40.areas that Samoa has been good at, but we're getting better. There are

:23:40. > :23:45.plenty of bad memories against Samoa but the last time Wales met

:23:45. > :23:49.Samoa was a good memory, it was the World Cup a year ago, and one

:23:49. > :23:53.moment of magic that separated the two sides. It was a tough encounter

:23:53. > :23:57.two sides. It was a tough encounter and Wales made in excess of 140

:23:57. > :24:01.tackles. But it was this moment of magic, Shane Williams who scored

:24:01. > :24:07.the try, it was the difference between the two sides. Do you think

:24:07. > :24:14.it will be the match tonight will be similar? Pat wasn't giving

:24:14. > :24:21.anything away, but he is quietly confident. Wales' confident is not

:24:21. > :24:25.the greatest. Some Samoans if they look after the emotion playing in

:24:25. > :24:29.big crowds, that's a good night for the Welsh. The confidence, whoever

:24:29. > :24:34.gets on the front foot in the first 15 minutes, from a Welsh point of

:24:34. > :24:40.view, it has to be them because you don't want to chase Samoa.

:24:40. > :24:43.months ago, or a bit more than that, Wales were celebrating a Grand Slam

:24:43. > :24:47.at the Millennium Stadium, things have gone steal, with four defeats

:24:47. > :24:57.on the trot. It is a slump, what they give tonight for a little

:24:57. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:29.Law. Can he make it to the line? Yes he can. Roberts is still going,

:25:29. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:38.he has a clear path to the line. Kick-off is fast approaching. The

:25:38. > :25:41.excitement in the stadium is building. The tensions mounting, we

:25:41. > :25:46.will hand over to the commentary box.

:25:46. > :25:50.COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much. We've the roof shut. It always

:25:50. > :25:55.intensifies the atmosphere. After what has been a pretty dismal day

:25:55. > :26:02.in Cardiff today, both teams will be thankful they're being kept as

:26:02. > :26:06.dry as possible. We all know, what the Samoans are like when they do

:26:06. > :26:11.get ball in hand. And after the disappointment of failing to score

:26:11. > :26:17.a try for the first time in 22 internationals, Wales will also

:26:17. > :26:24.want to get back to scoreing ways and to winning ways. Yeah, we

:26:24. > :26:27.touched on it briefly, with Shane, it is about deception. It is

:26:27. > :26:33.creating overlaps, and getting runners in and defenders, and

:26:33. > :26:43.unfortunately, we haven't done that, and used our courage on the wings.

:26:43. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :26:49.It will be interesting to see how they go tonight. Back to Samoa and

:26:49. > :26:53.lead the team. And the players in front of a band of supporters who

:26:53. > :27:03.travelled to see their team and talking of captains, what a moment

:27:03. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :27:27.for Ryan Jones as well as he waits Jones such a greeting and he knows

:27:27. > :27:32.the enormity of the occasion for the team and for Ryan himself. He

:27:32. > :27:40.must have thought it would be a moment that would never happen.

:27:40. > :27:47.Captain Wales for the 27th time in November, back in 2010, had to wait

:27:47. > :27:54.until February to draw level with Evans on 28 times as captain, and

:27:54. > :28:04.now the moment has come as the colour in the tunnel changes from

:28:04. > :28:12.

:28:12. > :28:20.blue to red. Red on this occasion down the tunnel and breaks the

:28:20. > :28:26.record, 29 times captain for Wales. What a moment. Great moment for

:28:26. > :28:31.Rjan he has been a great person for rugby, and he will be crucial,

:28:31. > :28:36.level-headedness, he does all the work. They have to keep it tight.

:28:36. > :28:42.Minimise the mistakes, they know how to beat Samoa, they've done it.

:28:42. > :28:52.But it is no easy task. Here we are, Ashley Beck, plays inside centre,

:28:52. > :28:55.

:28:55. > :29:03.we'll see how he goes on the outside centre. Pat will have done

:29:03. > :29:13.his homework, and he will close those down, Ashley Beck, Biggar.

:29:13. > :29:23.The two teams, indeed the two squads gather in readyness for the

:29:23. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :32:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:32:11. > :32:15.a picture of emotion. That's the first time I've seen such emotion

:32:15. > :32:20.with Ryan Jones. He has been through a lot for Wales. Now it is

:32:20. > :32:28.a matter for composing himself and composing his team for the

:32:28. > :32:32.challenge ahead. And as always, before any onfield challenge

:32:32. > :32:36.there's the pre-match challenge presented by the South Sea

:32:37. > :32:46.Islanders, the haka from New Zealand will be here next week for

:32:47. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :33:02.this week, it's the song from Samoa. Such a proud nation. If ever

:33:02. > :33:11.concentration and intent was etched on faces, they are the ones of the

:33:11. > :33:21.Samoan players as they hear the final words from the captain, David

:33:21. > :33:22.

:33:22. > :34:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:34:13. > :34:23.the scrum. And Justin Tipuric get his chance instead of Sam Warburton,

:34:23. > :34:25.

:34:25. > :34:31.be so Ryan Jones taking over the captaincy. Dan Biggar outside half,

:34:31. > :34:41.and a 70th cap. Census Johnston tight head, Leo

:34:41. > :34:41.

:34:41. > :34:48.second row, playing in spells in England. Fotuali'i, a familiar face,

:34:48. > :34:56.Pisi brothers, so dangerous, Lemi the chap tan. More experience on

:34:56. > :35:01.the Welsh bench than the Samoans, they may need back players.

:35:01. > :35:06.Pascal Gauzere the man in charge. This is a huge game for Wales.

:35:06. > :35:16.is, and it seems to be more tension in the Welsh ranks than last

:35:16. > :35:25.Saturday, which I think is a very good thing. Roberts bundled over by

:35:25. > :35:35.the following, Perez. This is where they lost out of Argentina, in the

:35:35. > :35:43.

:35:43. > :35:52.tackle area. They have to really be competitive there. Two brothers

:35:52. > :35:59.immediately in harmony. George Pisi has been outstanding

:35:59. > :36:05.form for Southampton. Straight through. A clean break,

:36:05. > :36:15.looks for support. The ball didn't arrive though, but danger is still

:36:15. > :36:16.

:36:16. > :36:21.on, overlap going right. Pisi and it is a simple cross for them and

:36:21. > :36:26.it's taken them over a minute to go on the score board. Disastrous

:36:27. > :36:32.start that Wales did not want. have to be aggressive in your

:36:32. > :36:42.defence, you have to have an inside defence as well. There's the inside

:36:42. > :36:46.run ir, and unfortunately it is Jarvis, two prop forwards, they

:36:46. > :36:53.missed him from Newcastle, keeps his exposure, doesn't offload and

:36:53. > :37:03.then they recycle, give and take, outnumbered on the flanks, very,

:37:03. > :37:12.

:37:12. > :37:22.very simple score for Samoa. What a shoulder charge, and what a

:37:22. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:37.surprise That's a surprise, for Samoa, a huge boost for their

:37:37. > :37:47.confidence, rather than keep them quiet, there has been completely

:37:47. > :38:04.

:38:04. > :38:08.should charge now, charge him quick. Pisi, kept his nerve superbly, and

:38:08. > :38:16.within the minute allowed, puts of the extras.

:38:16. > :38:21.As the ball comes out, watch the two props, at the side of the ruck.

:38:21. > :38:31.They don't work together, James is left back, there's a gap on the

:38:31. > :38:32.

:38:32. > :38:40.inside and they exploit it and finish it off well. Game on. Tuifua

:38:40. > :38:47.who set it up of Newcastle. Good following from Roberts, good

:38:47. > :38:51.pressure. A leaving kick safely out of play though. You know what is

:38:51. > :38:55.going to happen, they will be aggressive in the ball-carrying and

:38:55. > :39:05.in the defence, you have to match them. That's the first thing, you

:39:05. > :39:05.

:39:06. > :39:15.have to match the physical cattle and not take a back ward step, -

:39:16. > :39:16.

:39:16. > :39:24.physicality. What a test for Wales now. Davies

:39:24. > :39:30.in for Jones. That's clear, Leo came straight

:39:30. > :39:33.off-side to slow the ball down, and fortunately they are a good counter

:39:33. > :39:43.drills there, and going towards the touch line, but there's no need to

:39:43. > :40:09.

:40:09. > :40:14.wrong side, clearly visible with trying to drive up together, you

:40:14. > :40:22.don't want to be left on your own facing this pack. Beck, first time

:40:22. > :40:28.he played at international level at this ground.

:40:28. > :40:38.Good foot work by Cuthbert. Look at them piling in. They

:40:38. > :40:57.

:40:57. > :41:06.absolutely pile in. Pile into the penalty. That's a great kick.

:41:06. > :41:14.Lovely kick from Pisi. This is what they come for. Have a bit of that!

:41:14. > :41:23.This is a turnover on - look how many, they drive beyond the ball,

:41:23. > :41:32.and then penalty. You I think you have to have quick feet to get on

:41:32. > :41:42.the outside of the big shoulders coming towards you. Good drive from

:41:42. > :41:42.

:41:42. > :41:52.the Samoan lineout. Still in control of that. Leo is the one

:41:52. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:26.taken by Biggar, clears the lines. Perez is underneath it. Back to

:42:27. > :42:35.Perez. I don't think he was off his feet.

:42:35. > :42:41.I don't think George North was off his feet there. He was trying to

:42:41. > :42:49.give Halfpenny to fix the space there, that would be interesting.

:42:49. > :42:59.Is North off his feet. He's off the ground maybe but... That's a little

:42:59. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:43:58. > :44:08.good strike though. Just didn't it is. They have to get the ball

:44:08. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:44.by Tipuric. He is causing problems isn't he. There's the hooker Avei.

:44:44. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:10.It is all Samoa at the moment. Good cover by Perez and George.

:45:10. > :45:15.This is a turnover, Beck, keeps the ball, ball goes wide. What they'll

:45:15. > :45:18.do, they'll push, drift, so when they drift like that, the Samoans

:45:18. > :45:23.you have to attack the inside shoulder, because you're never

:45:23. > :45:33.going to get the outside of them, because they're using the touch

:45:33. > :45:38.

:45:38. > :45:43.line as the extra defender. Hibbard straighten up there, straighten up

:45:43. > :45:48.there, but unfortunately look they're not straightening up and

:45:48. > :45:52.there's four defenders there. That's the problem, if you don't

:45:52. > :46:01.run the inside shoulder of the defender you're not going to hold

:46:01. > :46:11.him, they're going to drift out and tackle the winger. Samoa and the

:46:11. > :46:19.

:46:19. > :46:29.were queuing up on the outside. The full back eventually scoring.

:46:29. > :47:08.

:47:08. > :47:12.excellent following up. A couple of comes the flying Fa'asavalu. Well,

:47:12. > :47:16.they're not committing any players to the break down, Samoa, so all

:47:16. > :47:26.defending in a line. Wales will have to have a look at that, they

:47:26. > :47:32.have to go up the side of the rucks a bit. Good tackle, watch,

:47:32. > :47:42.straightaway, difficult to see how, he was there first.

:47:42. > :47:52.That's a test call. I think they have a chat before the game.

:47:52. > :48:27.

:48:27. > :48:34.Howley met them yesterday. He is Roberts, they're going to pile in

:48:34. > :48:38.here. That's it. He penalised the ball

:48:38. > :48:48.carrier, because you have to leave it immediately. That's good defence

:48:48. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:53.by Jamie Roberts. He's still seems flat. I'd like to see more

:48:53. > :48:58.controversial between the players, egging each other on - conversation

:48:58. > :49:02.between the players, egging each other on.

:49:02. > :49:12.Halfpenny's gone. There was a moment of magic by Halfpenny, that

:49:12. > :49:47.

:49:47. > :49:57.won the game last time they met. fegs as well, 60%, so they've

:49:57. > :50:08.

:50:08. > :50:18.dominated the first 40 minutes of Biggar and Phillips beseeching for

:50:18. > :50:37.

:50:37. > :50:42.the penalty which is given. again, sort of drifting, it is

:50:42. > :50:47.worth having an inside shoulder, get inside runners, you have to

:50:47. > :50:56.check that drift defence. Key at the moment is attacking on the ruck.

:50:56. > :51:05.Get more players in there, and then they've to run inside shoulder.

:51:05. > :51:11.He's struggling, Richard Hibbard, he took a knock on the shoulder, he

:51:11. > :51:21.strained a calf last week. He is tough nut so, I think he will carry

:51:21. > :51:40.

:51:40. > :51:50.at the moment. Every time he steps up, you just don't expect him to

:51:50. > :52:00.

:52:00. > :52:10.hour to get their first score on the board. I dare say, they'll feel

:52:10. > :52:14.

:52:14. > :52:24.two sevens, battling. Tipuric, doing enough for Welsh Po

:52:24. > :52:46.

:52:46. > :52:56.Taulafo, running on. They're not back within ten metres, once they

:52:56. > :52:58.

:52:58. > :53:04.pick up the tempo. Hibbard, that's the way to keep the defence on it,

:53:04. > :53:14.down the middle. Looking, they may have worked half an jove lap there,

:53:14. > :53:16.

:53:16. > :53:25.a pass on the outside. That's ust. Hibbard again, good clearout.

:53:25. > :53:29.offers himself, a big hit. North was up on his feet. A cross kick

:53:29. > :53:34.from Biggar, Halfpenny is there, and Perez.

:53:34. > :53:38.It came off the Samoaon and it will be a Welsh throw.

:53:38. > :53:47.I think we're too nice at the moment. I think we got to get

:53:47. > :53:57.really stuck into them. Because you can't leave them be dominant in the

:53:57. > :53:59.

:53:59. > :54:05.physical cattle. - physicality. is unlucky for Hibbard, his fifth

:54:05. > :54:15.start in 19 internationals. But he hasn't lasted the first quarters,

:54:15. > :54:21.Owens comes on. There we are, this could be the injury, yeah, just a

:54:21. > :54:26.big, big collision. That was the second one he's taken, he took a

:54:26. > :54:36.first one earlier. One compounding the other. That's not good, they're

:54:36. > :54:37.

:54:37. > :54:46.going back. It is very difficult. They have to drive.

:54:46. > :54:53.That was nervey. If that slow ball, Biggar, should get back in the

:54:53. > :54:59.pocket and go, right, put it in the air, and take, and put the pressure

:54:59. > :55:07.on their full back not on ourselves. George, a little look in. It is

:55:07. > :55:11.interesting, you saying, about us being too nice.

:55:12. > :55:21.Taulafo was lining up and the shoulder was going to come in,

:55:22. > :55:45.

:55:45. > :55:51.He should put pressure on him. brother's on the Bevan as well, I

:55:51. > :56:01.wouldn't like to see Mrs Johnson's food bill, because between the two

:56:01. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:10.of them they come in at 42 stone, two pounds. Nursing them down field.

:56:10. > :56:13.Wales enjoyed a bit of possession in territory. Make them come again

:56:13. > :56:23.from deep. Unfortunately, they haven't been in the read zone, they

:56:23. > :56:23.

:56:23. > :57:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:57:16. > :57:26.on his feet straightaway. Very quick defence. The placement and

:57:26. > :57:26.

:57:26. > :57:31.clearing out is very, very good. Avei, bringing themselves as

:57:31. > :57:35.runners, but good defence from Wales but worrying they're offering

:57:35. > :57:40.themselves and options are for to go short or deep to the runner

:57:40. > :57:46.behind. He is going to control it early. He does it for the Ospreys

:57:46. > :57:55.very well. He is bringing the big ball carers in the game. One good

:57:55. > :58:03.thing is the rerch reis consistent, they didn't get penalised.

:58:03. > :58:09.- referee. Wales now know, if they didn't know before the game,

:58:09. > :58:14.they're not in a taest match and pick that tempo up, it is going to

:58:14. > :58:24.be hard, taking the ball up against these big defenders, but that's

:58:24. > :58:46.

:58:46. > :58:52.that. He was flying in like a rocket.

:58:52. > :58:58.Beck, well his club mate Fotuali'i put in the block. Look at the

:58:59. > :59:08.amount of players, one Samoa player, three Welsh players. Loose ball,

:59:09. > :59:18.sending Biggar backwards. He's got out of it, very well. What a bounce.

:59:18. > :59:25.Lemi recovers, and a bounce could have gone anywhere. Yes. There's

:59:25. > :59:30.the loose pass, just watch the bounce, kicked into space. I still

:59:31. > :59:36.think there has to be a element of deception. All the little offload.

:59:36. > :59:41.Just don't take it up, because it is bread and butter for these

:59:41. > :59:51.Samoans, you have to change the way they play, put a pass in, run in

:59:51. > :00:16.

:00:16. > :00:19.pairs, take the defenders off the you saw the Samoan try, the first

:00:20. > :00:29.tackle is missed, once they get behind you, it is very, very

:00:30. > :00:40.

:00:40. > :00:48.difficult to regroup and get Oh, it went against Wales in the

:00:48. > :00:55.end, Jones detached himself too soon. Fotuali'i won that penalty

:00:55. > :01:01.because the Welsh scrum was totally in control, and unfortunately Jones

:01:01. > :01:08.broke, and Fotuali'i just shouted "penalty, penalty" he won that

:01:08. > :01:18.penalty for Samoa. Jones knew exactly what Fotuali'i done then,

:01:18. > :01:51.

:01:51. > :01:55.and as a wry smile and wink from shoulder but it is picked off by

:01:55. > :02:04.Johnston. That's a shame, they could have done with that

:02:04. > :02:14.unexpected ball, teasing ball into space. Halfpenny covers. Biggar

:02:14. > :02:15.

:02:15. > :02:25.could be in a bit of trouble. Because Fa'asavalu has good support

:02:25. > :02:26.

:02:26. > :02:31.will. If they go to the other side,

:02:31. > :02:39.Cuthbert has the player op him, but again the penalty. That was a

:02:39. > :02:43.result from the hounding from Samoa. Wales not wanting to force the kick

:02:43. > :02:49.and maybe get it charged down. See if they could create a little bit

:02:49. > :02:59.of space for themselves. Evans is struggling a lit, as Biggar put the

:02:59. > :03:09.ball out of play. Here we are, the opportunity sees the inside, and

:03:09. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:20.again he's off his feet. There's the penalty, consistent. Lovely off

:03:21. > :03:28.load. Phillips, has a point to prove this evening, getting the

:03:28. > :03:38.starting shirt rather than coming off the bench as he did last week.

:03:38. > :03:54.

:03:55. > :03:59.Well luckily for Wales, fof Evans problems with getting a quick clean

:03:59. > :04:08.ball. Evans checking but he's done well.

:04:08. > :04:16.It is giving a forward to drive at a target. Penalty coming Wales' way.

:04:16. > :04:26.Beck, neat footwork to get on the outside of Williams. Penalty's

:04:26. > :04:26.

:04:26. > :05:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:05:11. > :05:18.a bit of a jeer to them, the rev had in mind, but he's brought them

:05:18. > :05:25.together and no doubt that Jones would have wanted to go for goal.

:05:25. > :05:35.Well, I don't think they've been in the 22 yet, so, let's take these

:05:35. > :05:52.

:05:52. > :05:57.points, and claw our way back in against Argentina's game last week.

:05:58. > :06:04.Another super strike, for Halfpenny, it brings Wales back within a point.

:06:04. > :06:14.Halfpenny, brings him up to 200 international level with Gareth

:06:14. > :06:32.

:06:32. > :06:42.Thomas, for one of the all time is making no effort to go for the

:06:42. > :06:43.

:06:43. > :06:53.ball but restricting the passage for Perez. TC will have a crack

:06:53. > :07:22.

:07:22. > :07:29.here. He is a lot closer than the out, a bit too long - this it one

:07:29. > :07:35.should be in his distance, but he was trying to get the extra yards,

:07:35. > :07:41.he's kicked it wide. So a letoff for the Welsh skipper more than

:07:41. > :07:51.anything, not giving Samoa a chance to immediately cancel out

:07:51. > :08:16.

:08:16. > :08:26.communication is there. A chance to counter. Jones - nice cleaning up

:08:26. > :08:31.

:08:31. > :08:37.by them - the effect of that though. He ran into a brick wall. Williams,

:08:37. > :08:47.inside ball, great offload to his brother.

:08:47. > :08:59.

:08:59. > :09:05.side. Wales need to keep discipline again.

:09:05. > :09:13.He goes deep and for Ashley Beck, over half way, the cross comes in

:09:13. > :09:18.defence, for Ashley Beck is going to make it all the way! What a way

:09:18. > :09:25.to have your first appearance in Welsh colours for the Millennium

:09:25. > :09:32.Stadium! Huge smile for Ashley Beck, huge relief for Wales! He read that

:09:32. > :09:38.exceptionally well. Did he need to throw that pass, I'm not sure.

:09:38. > :09:48.Great reading. Good finish, Ashley Beck. Just watch. There's the long

:09:48. > :09:48.

:09:48. > :09:53.ball. Did he need it, I'm not sure. Once he gets it, he's away. No-

:09:53. > :09:59.one's going to catch him from there, went for the corner. Good finish,

:09:59. > :10:05.Ashley Beck, well read, just what Wales needed really. They were

:10:05. > :10:11.under pressure once again. He's confident, composed running, kept

:10:11. > :10:21.his form all the way, glancing over his shoulder, knew that the cover

:10:21. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:26.was coming, but that the cover wasn't going to get to him Shaun

:10:26. > :10:36.Edwards defensively will be as pleased as anybody, because apart

:10:36. > :10:43.

:10:43. > :10:49.from the first minute, Wales have Halfpenny adds the two points and

:10:49. > :10:54.the game, suddenly looks so different for Wales. Just watch the

:10:54. > :11:02.numbers on the outside, Ashley Beck went for the intercept, if you go

:11:02. > :11:12.for the intercept you have to get t Ashley Beck did. They score, Samoa

:11:12. > :11:14.

:11:14. > :11:24.Welsh 22 for the fifth time in the game and ended up giving Wales

:11:24. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :12:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:12:20. > :12:28.arm in the sling, he's a spectator for the rest of the game. He will

:12:29. > :12:37.be hoping it won't be too bad. We'll wonder how long a band on a

:12:37. > :12:47.shoulder like that will take to recover. Halfpenny works for

:12:47. > :12:48.

:12:48. > :12:56.distance, he is outside the 22, but no full back there. It is Fotuali'i

:12:56. > :13:06.and Fa'asavalu, dangerous ball. That's a good kick. Experience of

:13:06. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:15.the captain, Lemi. Good take, Lemi, in his 22. They're

:13:16. > :13:25.playing a lot of the rugby they want to play, a lot of the rugby in

:13:26. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:51.Pass came from outside the 22, so the long kick down field. Mr

:13:51. > :13:57.

:13:57. > :14:03.Collision If they can win this ball, Wales... Tuifua, he carried his

:14:03. > :14:13.share this half, hasn't he? Certainly has. Great hands to Lemi,

:14:13. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:18.Johnston, beautiful offloading from Samoa. Ball is there, and available.

:14:18. > :14:28.Avei, Wales need to hold their line now for the remaining three minutes

:14:28. > :14:35.of the first half. They're short this side. Fotuali'i

:14:36. > :14:42.went the wrong way. Still the defending heavier on the far side.

:14:42. > :14:47.There's a couple of players down, Biggar is one of them, this could

:14:47. > :14:54.be dangerous. But he's lost it. That's relief for Wales and maybe -

:14:54. > :15:00.not quite the chance to koupter. - counter.

:15:00. > :15:10.Oh dear me - that's a nasty one for Dan Biggar and Davies straight in

:15:10. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:21.there. There were bodies everywhere. I think he won't be worrying about

:15:21. > :15:30.his cut. He will be worried about the shoulder. Oh dear me, that's a

:15:30. > :15:36.fair play, it is a good clearout in the ruck. Well, that's what happens

:15:36. > :15:42.in that situation, you know. Was there intent there? He's got to

:15:42. > :15:47.clearout. He is unfortunate, Dan Biggar there.

:15:47. > :15:56.He won't be worrying about the blood but the shoulder. You can see

:15:56. > :16:03.the way he's holding his arm. for Dan Biggar. He won't want to go

:16:03. > :16:13.off, he is playing well. I think it is a bloody nose, rather than a cut

:16:13. > :16:14.

:16:14. > :16:18.I think. Oh that's unlucky. So ust for Dan Biggar.

:16:18. > :16:26.- unfortunate. He was enjoying his recall in the Welsh team. But

:16:26. > :16:33.unfortunately for him, short of the half. I'm amazed there aren't any

:16:33. > :16:41.more injuries, in that situation, look at that. Gosh.

:16:41. > :16:44.That's a savage hit. Prop Williams is there as well. So plenty of

:16:44. > :16:53.medical advice. Sympathetic round of applauses, as Dan Biggar makes

:16:53. > :16:59.his way down the tunnel. I think, I think it is the contact area,

:16:59. > :17:03.that's what happens. If there's deliberate contact of the head,

:17:03. > :17:09.that's his call, but in that situation, Gareth, it is going to

:17:09. > :17:15.happen, unfortunately. It is a grey area. What constitutes clearing out,

:17:15. > :17:22.what constitutes not the legal tackle? And also, Dan was in the

:17:22. > :17:32.backposition, he looked up, and he coughed one unfortunately. We all

:17:32. > :17:42.hope he's OK. He can be pretty pleased the 38-odd minutes he did

:17:42. > :17:53.

:17:53. > :18:03.put out there. Here is Priestland, to worry about, and GATT, because

:18:03. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:35.he will be back in charge - before half time. There's not much

:18:35. > :18:45.option, attacking options because Bradley has taken most of the throw

:18:45. > :19:02.

:19:02. > :19:06.out. Avei in charge of this one.

:19:06. > :19:16.Avei did well. He has the hooker there.

:19:16. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :20:01.one for crossing over the lineout. It is very difficult to see where,

:20:01. > :20:05.

:20:05. > :20:15.he comes in from the side there, Ken Owens, I don't think he

:20:15. > :20:17.

:20:17. > :20:27.penalised Ken Owens because he said six, six, and it was Ryan Jones.

:20:27. > :20:31.

:20:31. > :20:35.One last chance for Tusi Pisi. He miss add couple from the other side.

:20:35. > :20:42.There's that gone in, straight down the middle.

:20:43. > :20:46.Samoa end as they began by getting points on the board but the

:20:46. > :20:50.interception try of Ashley Beck puts Wales ahead. They have to

:20:50. > :20:55.regroup now in Wales, and there's a lot of tired and sore bodies there.

:20:55. > :21:00.But, hey, this is what it is all about against Samoa. You have to

:21:00. > :21:04.face up to it. But Samoa will be desperately unhappy with the score

:21:04. > :21:09.line, because they have dominated the first half, I have to say.

:21:09. > :21:13.try a piece though, and nothing between them at half time. A battle

:21:14. > :21:23.to come in the second, that's for sure, not that there hasn't been in

:21:24. > :21:28.

:21:29. > :21:33.the first, but Wales, lead by 13 flames and 40,000 people packed in

:21:33. > :21:37.the stadium. We had barely got to the studio when the first try was

:21:37. > :21:43.scored. Wales want to start well and hard, but they couldn't have

:21:43. > :21:49.made a worse possible start, they were 5-0 down within moments. Leigh

:21:49. > :21:54.Halfpenny kept them in touch, but Ashley Beck, very well done indeed

:21:54. > :22:01.to steal the ball and run the length of the pitch. Just as we saw

:22:01. > :22:07.there, one penalty for Samoa. 13-10, Wales behind on territory and

:22:07. > :22:13.possession. Into the opposition 22, Wales the once, Samoa been in

:22:13. > :22:19.Wales' 22 on seven occasions but remains behind. Which coach would

:22:19. > :22:25.be the happiest? COMMENTATOR: Samoa coaching staff

:22:25. > :22:29.will read it, and wonder why will read it, and wonder why

:22:29. > :22:34.there's ten points. Wales got them ahead, and Samoa has played most of

:22:34. > :22:38.the rugby. Samoa dominate the first half, they

:22:38. > :22:43.will be surprise today see they're behind? I'm wondering where the

:22:43. > :22:47.team that we all knew and got to love and got behind has gone. The

:22:47. > :22:51.Argentina, are a good team, we know that, but Wales didn't play.

:22:51. > :22:58.They've come under the cosh, made big changes, and they should have

:22:58. > :23:04.gone out there and proved a point, they haven't done that. You know

:23:04. > :23:09.these guises what's gone wrong? me, personally, it is something

:23:09. > :23:12.that should be natural, a ruck area, the Samoans are giving all, Wales

:23:12. > :23:18.are going through the technical motion, rather than the going will

:23:18. > :23:23.you and hitting it. Gareth was jumping out the window, twice from

:23:23. > :23:30.deep, Wales have had an opportunity to go, and nobody's attacked the

:23:30. > :23:34.line, it is confidence. They had at one stage, five on two, but it was

:23:34. > :23:38.hands along, Samoa drifted, looked after them, and Halfpenny had a

:23:38. > :23:44.kick. It is a confidence thing. They're worried, they're getting

:23:44. > :23:50.the ball, and thinking "what are we doing?"? The environment will

:23:50. > :23:57.become a pressure environment, in a bad way. The lack of confidence was

:23:57. > :24:02.evident in the beginning. Samoa a try within three minutes. Yes a

:24:02. > :24:09.classic defensive lapse, but Fa'asavalu, is big hard ball

:24:09. > :24:14.carrying. I want to show you here, from in the first instance, how the

:24:14. > :24:19.defenders close to the ruck, need defenders close to the ruck, need

:24:19. > :24:23.to go straight up. They blocked here, one to defend the scrum half,

:24:24. > :24:28.but anything they need to mop up, they don't do t it is a policy of

:24:28. > :24:33.Wales to have a scrum half, Phillips in the line. Now, he

:24:33. > :24:37.should be the first contingency here, in the shaded area to make a

:24:37. > :24:41.tackle, if there's a defensive lapse, he is not there, now they

:24:41. > :24:45.are behind Wales and simple hands on the overlap creates the first

:24:45. > :24:50.try for Samoa. Would you go along with that,

:24:50. > :24:56.essential lapse is gifting Samoa? Paul James went too early, and he

:24:56. > :25:02.didn't have his guard on side, and whatever you want to calls call it.

:25:02. > :25:08.Good footwork from Samoa. But as soon as the line got jagged, there

:25:08. > :25:16.will be issues. Samoa did well to finish it off. What about the issue

:25:16. > :25:20.with Phillips, just being out of position and not there as

:25:20. > :25:26.contingency defence? It is personal, as a guard, last thing you do is

:25:27. > :25:33.come across, because you leave the huge hole, then that mistake led

:25:33. > :25:39.Phillips' mistake and Wales is behind. Structural, I would rather

:25:39. > :25:46.it fall down than one-on-one defensive tackle. All the play with

:25:46. > :25:50.with Samoa but it was against when Beck showed vision to latch on the

:25:50. > :25:55.interception pass and composure to go all the way? This is positive

:25:55. > :25:59.defensive play, because Ashley Beck and Dan Biggar is used to playing

:25:59. > :26:04.out to in, blitz, blitz system. Samoa on the attack here now, and

:26:04. > :26:14.it is the shrent of the pass that allows the outer in defence to push

:26:14. > :26:19.up and create interception. They keep pushing up, Beck respond to

:26:19. > :26:24.the line break and get in support. And, deceptive pace and gets over

:26:24. > :26:28.the line. It was against the run of play. Poachcher's instinction, it

:26:28. > :26:35.was a speculative pass, but he was in the right place to take the pass

:26:35. > :26:40.and take it all the way? He was coming from outside to in, like

:26:40. > :26:44.they're defending, since Edwards was playing. But good on Beck for

:26:44. > :26:49.reading it and going through and scoring a try when Wales really

:26:49. > :26:54.needed it. We know what to expect, as we said from Samoa, brutality

:26:54. > :27:00.and massive hits, we saw Richard Hibbard be on the receiving end of

:27:00. > :27:05.a few. Here is examples, there is nowhere to hide out there? They're

:27:06. > :27:11.renowned for it, aren't they? I thought someone would make a ruck,

:27:11. > :27:16.but there was a good cleanout from Paulo. Dan will learn as a ten to

:27:16. > :27:24.get out of there. Don't put your head in l but going back to the

:27:24. > :27:33.Wales' try, tustus will be disappointed. But, as Gareth said,

:27:33. > :27:41.you know, surely you can see there's guys coming on out to win -

:27:41. > :27:44.Hussein husband. Wales fortunate? Yes, physicality of Samoa has

:27:44. > :27:48.shattered Wales. Samoa has come out will and stamped the authority on

:27:48. > :27:53.it, and said, you know what, there's a game, and we will

:27:53. > :27:59.physically take the challenge to you, it is up to you to stand up to

:27:59. > :28:03.it. Turnovers, careless turnovers, five in total, in the first half.

:28:03. > :28:07.You have to be more, accurate around that area? Like we spoke

:28:07. > :28:13.before the game, it is game management, you can't give a

:28:13. > :28:18.disjointed game to Samoa, that's what they want. The lineout is a

:28:18. > :28:21.structure Wales can work from, you give turnovers, it becomes

:28:21. > :28:26.unstructured, they're hitting lines hard and that's when the Welsh

:28:26. > :28:30.defence is out of order. We talked about Wales' attack, and we

:28:30. > :28:36.singleed Halfpenny who needed to come into the line to make his

:28:36. > :28:41.presence felt. He looked busy this evening? Yeah, Leigh Halfpenny has

:28:41. > :28:45.been the outstanding player both side. When Samoa kicked, he looked

:28:45. > :28:51.to good, because Samoa's line is not as complete as what they'd want.

:28:51. > :28:56.He is looking to go, the issues around them, he needs the support,

:28:56. > :29:01.there's an ungeneralcy for Lee to go, but guys need to be available

:29:01. > :29:06.for the pass, because he is making the half chances and again, it is,

:29:06. > :29:11.it looked like here, where's the support. We talked about the

:29:11. > :29:16.turnovers, there's an urgency. With you saw when Paulo did to them,

:29:16. > :29:24.that's where the Welsh are looking the Samoans don't have the same

:29:24. > :29:30.threat, there's not an urgency. you think what the roar is, we have

:29:30. > :29:40.Olympians, and Paralympians, as guests of the Welsh Rugby Union,

:29:40. > :29:41.

:29:41. > :29:45.the cyclist there, and discus gold medallist are all here, London 2012,

:29:45. > :29:49.hugely successful, bringing home medals for Wales during the Games.

:29:49. > :29:56.We'll talk about the second half in a moment. First a reminder of all

:29:56. > :30:03.sports programmes coming your way this weekend. Undefeated,

:30:03. > :30:12.heavyweight champion of the world. It is my time to make my name and

:30:12. > :30:17.shine and make sure they know who I It is easy to get caught in the

:30:17. > :30:22.moment and lose the game plan, I feel I want to be efficient in my

:30:22. > :30:32.game plan, and that's what I tind to do. It is a special edition of

:30:32. > :30:38.

:30:38. > :30:45.sport Wales coming up at 9.35 pm Scrum V is on at the earlier time

:30:45. > :30:51.at 5 d 15pm on Sunday. We will react and analyse all the weekend's

:30:51. > :30:55.action. We're in Edinburgh for the visit of the Ospreys on Friday, at

:30:55. > :31:02.7pm on BBC Two Wales. Plenty of good atmosphere in the stadium

:31:02. > :31:12.tonight. The crowd giving a real good standup and round of applause

:31:12. > :31:12.

:31:12. > :31:17.to the Olympic and Paralympic athletes, who did their country

:31:17. > :31:21.proud. The two boys that came off, they were with shoulder problems,

:31:21. > :31:28.Richard Hibbard, and I can tell you, Ian Evans won't be coming out for

:31:28. > :31:32.the second half, he has a knee problem, so expect Luke Charteris

:31:32. > :31:35.start in the second half for Wales. Gareth, second half coming up very

:31:36. > :31:40.soon, what will have been said in the dressing room, what do Wales

:31:40. > :31:47.have to do to get a grip of the game? It is good to have exposure,

:31:47. > :31:50.but I want Wales to climb the walls. Get a crazy atmosphere, they have a

:31:50. > :31:53.good Bevan, they have experience, good players coming off the bench,

:31:54. > :31:58.but when you come out, come out like you want to play, screaming,

:31:58. > :32:03.ready for a physical game of rugby. In rugby, of to earn the right to

:32:03. > :32:08.win. Wales is saying, we're at home, we can win, it is Samoa, it ain't

:32:08. > :32:14.going to happen, you have to get a atmosphere for it.

:32:14. > :32:18.Urgency for it? 60%, 40%, they haven't played in Samoa's half.

:32:18. > :32:22.Samoa has played the rugby, the key is get in the half and play. As

:32:22. > :32:27.confidence is lacking they're not playing in the right parts of the

:32:27. > :32:31.field. At Samoans want to convert chances if they're in Wales' half

:32:31. > :32:35.that long. Defeat for Rob Howley would probably term this period a

:32:35. > :32:45.crisis, so he has 40 minutes to say the right words in the dressing

:32:45. > :33:13.

:33:13. > :33:19.room and put things right on the left in the game. We can return to

:33:19. > :33:24.our commentary team now, it is Jonathan Davies. You mentioned

:33:24. > :33:28.defeat there, there are significant statistics as well. Because if it

:33:28. > :33:35.Wales lose by more than 15 points they will drop down to the third

:33:35. > :33:40.tier as far as seedings go for the World Cup.

:33:40. > :33:46.Calm down man, we're three points in front man. I think it is, Gareth

:33:46. > :33:54.in the studio is saying look boys, get stuck in, they seem to be

:33:54. > :33:58.hitting rucks, more ferrociously than us, and that can be the case.

:33:58. > :34:07.Injuries taking their toll. Priestland had a couple of minutes

:34:08. > :34:17.at the end of the first half. Biggar, will take no pore part in

:34:18. > :34:33.

:34:33. > :34:38.this one, and Charteris is for defenders. Jones just had to check

:34:39. > :34:46.in taking it, Owens. Support is isolate. Penalty.

:34:46. > :34:56.I thought they were lucky there because, oh, it was isolated and

:34:56. > :35:04.

:35:04. > :35:14.came in from the side. Let see if they will try and go, a

:35:14. > :35:15.

:35:15. > :35:21.different option at the lineout. To bring either Roberts or North

:35:21. > :35:29.into this came or Cuthbert. You saw none of the strike runners against

:35:29. > :35:39.Argentina last week. Front line ball isn't as good, but here comes

:35:39. > :35:55.

:35:55. > :36:01.Cuthbert, from the blind side wing. and getting the possession, Jones.

:36:01. > :36:11.Halfpenny knows where he is, his legs have gone. Halfpenny needs a

:36:11. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :36:24.breather because it is Bamy on ice Halfpenny is recovering.

:36:24. > :36:34.He needs all the breathing space he can. Because he took one heck of a

:36:34. > :36:37.

:36:37. > :36:41.clout. Yes please. Where's the assistant

:36:41. > :36:49.referee there, what's he looking at. That's a swinging arm which should

:36:49. > :36:59.be a yellow card. Have a look where the linesman is,

:36:59. > :37:06.

:37:06. > :37:16.what is he looking at? An absolute joke. Utter high shot. It is a

:37:16. > :37:40.

:37:40. > :37:50.compulsory, for Halfpenny there. Through the 22, it is there, for

:37:50. > :37:55.

:37:55. > :38:05.Wales again. Wales are trying to build up ahead of steam, they lose

:38:05. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:14.the possession. I think he's recovered, just watch.

:38:14. > :38:22.What's he looking at? Maybe George north is in his way. North is

:38:22. > :38:32.appealing for it straightaway. That's it, I know. I think the

:38:32. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :39:16.both having a go at each other's scrum. Yes please they're both

:39:16. > :39:26.having a real go at the scrum. This, if Wales can disrupt this, it would

:39:26. > :39:38.

:39:38. > :39:48.be a handy position to have an Very good scrum, Samoa. They got it

:39:48. > :40:09.

:40:09. > :40:19.right on that occasion, no doubt at all. Another good strike from Tusi

:40:19. > :40:33.

:40:33. > :40:43.Pisi. They are a good scrum.

:40:43. > :40:47.

:40:47. > :40:56.Leo in the happened of Fa'asavalu. Knock on advantage, but it is over.

:40:56. > :41:00.He's away. Support comes from Pisi, and he get

:41:00. > :41:06.over in the corner. That's a try, a corner flag.

:41:06. > :41:16.It is not the line of touch, go on. Wales can't believe what happened

:41:16. > :41:17.

:41:17. > :41:26.on the break down. Then all of a sudden it is George Pisi squeezed

:41:26. > :41:36.home, by the look of it. This is a try isn't it, he slippped the

:41:36. > :41:46.tackle, keeps his feet in play. That's a try. The only question is

:41:46. > :41:46.

:41:46. > :41:56.his left foot, is it left foot in touch? We can't see from that.

:41:56. > :42:06.The very outside of the whitewash, I don't think so.

:42:06. > :42:10.

:42:11. > :42:20.I think that is a try. This is the one. Well, there's only one man

:42:21. > :42:23.

:42:23. > :42:33.decision that matters and that is Giulio De Santis. Affirmative, the

:42:33. > :42:55.

:42:55. > :42:59.try has been scored by George Pisi. in will. He's done really well,

:42:59. > :43:06.Fotuali'i did well, it is the crucial offload, the difference is,

:43:06. > :43:11.the support, look at it. When Wales run, as Gareth said in the studio,

:43:11. > :43:21.they seem as if they want to play more, they want is for, the support

:43:21. > :43:24.

:43:24. > :43:34.there, we haven't got support. early try as in the first half goes

:43:34. > :43:40.to Samoa. Here we are, Lemi isolate look, number 12 does well, he takes

:43:40. > :43:50.the clearing people out of the ruck, great offload, that's a great

:43:50. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:10.offload. think you mentioned Johnston, knock

:44:10. > :44:12.

:44:12. > :44:17.on, he's on, add his weight to the front row.? The breakdown, Wales

:44:17. > :44:27.lose out. They lose out on the contact area. Go on, there's

:44:27. > :44:46.

:44:47. > :44:56.side again. Good consistency, it is wain's ball, I hope his head's

:44:57. > :45:10.

:45:10. > :45:16.cleared because he has 51 yards to have a slight cold, Gareth. That's

:45:16. > :45:24.fine, half an hour to go, you'll survive. Scotland tomorrow. Another

:45:24. > :45:34.bit of dehydration on the plane, a world of good. Hot toddy tonight?

:45:34. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:47.Plenty of honey in it! I'm jittery, I tell you. Big kick, just to hit

:45:47. > :45:59.

:45:59. > :46:06.kick! What a kick, from Leigh Halfpenny! He is Wales' save your

:46:06. > :46:13.these days and he's edgeed them back ahead. Didn't know where he

:46:13. > :46:23.was a couple of moments ago, knew where the goalposts were there

:46:23. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:45.half an hour to go, against Argentina, but came off second best,

:46:45. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:05.made it. Jason's got to be good. No they won't again. I tell you what,

:47:05. > :47:12.with these Samoans playing all of the globe, and in Europe, there's a

:47:12. > :47:20.European feel to their game now isn't there? Kick from Halfpenny,

:47:20. > :47:24.quickly taken by Fotuali'i. It is still Wales who come out on top.

:47:24. > :47:28.Shane said in the studio, he was that Leigh Halfpenny has done

:47:28. > :47:34.tonight has been mag nif September. Unfortunately we haven't seen him

:47:34. > :47:44.hit the lines outside the centres, but, I can't remember when we've

:47:44. > :48:21.

:48:21. > :48:31.problem, you got to get up and go shuffling across. Tipuric gets the

:48:31. > :48:31.

:48:31. > :48:37.ball but Wales looking to up the tempo. Dangerous, they've lost it.

:48:37. > :48:45.Now testify to switch on defensively, because Samoa will go.

:48:45. > :48:55.Good tackle. Tipuric diving for the loose ball. Good pressure, they

:48:55. > :48:56.

:48:56. > :49:06.have to keep the pressure on. drive from Autagavais. That wins

:49:06. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:24.them a penalty and relief to play difficult to see who he is

:49:24. > :49:29.penalising there, Jarvis so he has to make the tackle, his head is in

:49:29. > :49:33.the wrong spot again. He has to get his head in the right position.

:49:33. > :49:39.suffered last week. He was in cuckoo land on Saturday, he has to

:49:39. > :49:46.get his head in the position. All you kids, make sure you get your

:49:46. > :49:53.tackling technique right, get your head in the right position.

:49:53. > :50:03.Concentrate on the defence. Three- point lead at half time, a point

:50:03. > :50:24.

:50:24. > :50:32.for Wales now. Samoa has had most go left, go on. No. Just to add

:50:32. > :50:38.insult to injury, it is a few yards the wrong side of the post. Just

:50:38. > :50:45.watch, this is where he's got to go, look at that, two forwards, in the,

:50:45. > :50:51.one forward again, with an overlap. Rhys Priestland that's where he

:50:51. > :51:01.used to look up, maybe lacking confidence but he's got to go wide.

:51:01. > :51:06.

:51:06. > :51:14.position again. The clash of heads as Scott Williams is concentrating

:51:14. > :51:24.on the ball. He's the one that's come off second best. And even more

:51:24. > :51:31.claret. We've seen a fair bit of bloodshed. I hope Biggar's shoulder

:51:31. > :51:41.will be OK, it doesn't look too good there, but they take every

:51:41. > :51:46.

:51:46. > :51:56.precaution. Leota, from Sale, comes on for Williams, has his fourth cap.

:51:56. > :52:06.

:52:06. > :52:16.Williams, the legend as former all black winger, Scott Williams. Get

:52:16. > :52:27.

:52:27. > :52:34.in a tackle well does Ryan Jones They'll play, look how quick that

:52:34. > :52:44.goal is back. Free kick. Knew it was coming, a shot for nothing. The

:52:44. > :52:45.

:52:45. > :52:50.way he got the ball off the deck, Tuifua has the pace of getting the

:52:50. > :52:57.ball clear, getting runners on to it, they're playing at a better

:52:57. > :53:06.tempo. They look far more dangerous don't they? That was the one to

:53:06. > :53:16.Taiasina Tuifua. Fotuali'i who impressed in the World Cup for New

:53:16. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:56.Zealand, impressed the Ospreys so put Samoa back ahead. It's a topsy-

:53:56. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:18.turvy game and won and lost on rugby at clermont Auvergne. Wales

:54:18. > :54:27.

:54:27. > :54:32.has to go chasing as we approach back straightaway, every time Samoa

:54:32. > :54:42.has scored, they've hit back straightaway. No guesses who is

:54:42. > :55:14.

:55:14. > :55:24.duties all-round. So much for Wales. Always says the

:55:24. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:34.first kick is the important one for him. This one is certainly right up

:55:34. > :55:44.

:55:44. > :55:52.have expected that. He is human after all, and maybe the head isn't

:55:52. > :56:02.quite as clear. Yeah, just pushed it a little bit. He has a fade on

:56:02. > :56:02.

:56:02. > :56:12.it, hasn't he. A he started it too far out to the post there. There's

:56:12. > :56:15.

:56:15. > :56:24.20 minutes to go. Plenty of time for both these sides. Again,

:56:24. > :56:30.there's no support play there. Great work from Paulo. And Tipuric

:56:30. > :56:40.fantastic play, great play by both players there.

:56:40. > :56:41.

:56:41. > :56:48.Jones is doing the chasing. Fotuali'i happy to shadow the play

:56:48. > :56:58.in the end. Another constituency tuition. First turnover, Paulo, and

:56:58. > :56:58.

:56:58. > :57:08.then, Tipuric rips the ball off him. Good technique. And tried to

:57:08. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :57:55.what they could do, with ball and something x Well there was a crowd

:57:55. > :58:18.

:58:18. > :58:24.instant crowd reaction there. A lot of people got up. He is going to

:58:24. > :58:34.get a warning, the crowd are baying for blood but they're not going to

:58:34. > :58:38.

:58:38. > :58:48.be satisfied because they won't see yellow. That is an arm around the

:58:48. > :58:53.

:58:53. > :59:02.throat and pulls him backwards. Didn't quite succeed in ripping his

:59:02. > :59:12.head off but had a good go of itIty The last I saw one of those was

:59:12. > :59:15.

:59:15. > :59:25.Giant Haystacks! Again, it is a dangerous, could have been a yellow

:59:25. > :59:35.card and a game this close could be crucial, you know, so, at least he

:59:35. > :00:02.

:00:02. > :00:12.time. Wales back ahead, seesaws one way and then the other. This is

:00:12. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:48.Unfortunately they've won the ball, under pressure once again. Jenkins

:00:48. > :00:48.

:00:48. > :01:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:01:57. > :02:06.arrives. Great tackle. That's a bit Samoa. They are. Very, very well.

:02:07. > :02:21.

:02:21. > :02:31.Wales not trying to give a penalty the inside. They have to go back

:02:31. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:56.now. They have to get off the line Samoa get the put in. A lot of

:02:56. > :03:06.pressure. A lot of pressure. Tipuric again was doing his best to

:03:06. > :03:09.

:03:09. > :03:19.steal from Taulafo. Concerted pressure from Samoa.

:03:19. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:33.defence, good tackle. Inside defence working well. Here we are,

:03:33. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :03:43.Roberts, there you go, head on the right side, great hit. Just watch.

:03:43. > :03:49.

:03:49. > :03:59.Have a bit of that. Both took their own medicine, but they're the ones

:03:59. > :04:15.

:04:15. > :04:25.in the driving seat still. They're As the scrum goes down it is easy

:04:25. > :04:41.

:04:42. > :04:47.meet Samoa go back ahead. All the down.

:04:47. > :04:54.He didn't get it, he slippped on the outside. I think the scrum is

:04:54. > :05:04.such a technical element of the whole game.

:05:04. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:15.Simplicity itself. Tusi Pisi, got it back in the game again.

:05:15. > :05:18.

:05:18. > :05:28.It's gone 15 -17 and now 19-21. Good step.

:05:28. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:35.He got himself out of jail, but only five metres away. As soon as

:05:35. > :05:44.they've scored, they've not regathered the restart, and they've

:05:44. > :05:51.put they feel under pressure. have managed to strike back quickly

:05:51. > :05:58.when they've gone behind and that's important. It has. Tipuric in

:05:59. > :06:08.control. Looking to work his way towards the try line. Trying to get

:06:09. > :06:28.

:06:29. > :06:35.clearout that's it. Now it is Samoa's turn to defend.

:06:35. > :06:39.Real pressure on the Samoan try line coming up from Wales. Jarvis

:06:39. > :06:43.leaves it, getting Jenkins in there. They have to have numbers on the

:06:43. > :06:49.left-hand-side as well. It stretches the defence. They do

:06:49. > :06:54.break late. Three Welsh players do, but they're keeping it tight for

:06:54. > :06:58.the moment. The drive through comes interest Samoa and it is effective,

:06:58. > :07:02.sixess and sevens there had, play on says the referee. He couldn't

:07:02. > :07:11.care less what is happening on the floor.

:07:11. > :07:17.Halfpenny knew it was coming. Halfpenny stayed on his feet.

:07:17. > :07:27.after all that pressure, Wales find themselves 60 metres back down

:07:27. > :07:50.

:07:50. > :08:00.field. Time to go wide. Looked like hand on it, and that's a knockon.

:08:00. > :08:21.

:08:21. > :08:28.between Wales and Samoa. It was 17- 15 d 10 in the World Cup. They

:08:28. > :08:34.played nervously in the World Cup as well. There's a big hit again.

:08:34. > :08:44.These hits have taken their toll. Hibbard departing, Dan Biggar

:08:44. > :08:49.departing, Williams departing. Tusi Pisi still there, importantly for

:08:49. > :08:54.Samoa because it is his boot that edgeed them back ahead. I watched

:08:54. > :09:00.the opportunity, North has gone with him, and fortunately,

:09:00. > :09:10.communication breaks down, and then it goes loose. They pile in again.

:09:10. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :10:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:10:02. > :10:08.On the floor. There's a turnover. Williams, is on. Why can't they

:10:08. > :10:18.change it all at the same time, what's wrong with that? They want

:10:18. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:57.That was a really good scrum. Well you can see the delight at the

:10:57. > :11:04.penalty from that scrum because they aren't renowned as good

:11:04. > :11:14.scrummageiers, but James Johnston has made a big impression since

:11:14. > :11:37.

:11:37. > :11:47.think he wanted more distance on that, but he was happy the ball

:11:47. > :11:56.

:11:56. > :12:03.Captain Wales, Sam Warburton for Ryan Jones. Ryan Jones has played

:12:03. > :12:13.well, he's given everything, but two opposite flankers, they need

:12:13. > :12:40.

:12:40. > :12:50.turnovers, and get this ball going. Paulo has done a few of those.

:12:50. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :12:59.played well since he's on. Great turnover, Warburton.

:12:59. > :13:04.Trying to get behind and looking to free George North as the defence

:13:04. > :13:10.came across. The crowd getting excited at every chance. The Welsh

:13:10. > :13:16.attack has been so few. That chance is gone again. The opportunity,

:13:16. > :13:26.again, didn't commit runners on the far side again. Didn't fix them as

:13:26. > :13:31.

:13:31. > :13:41.the boys said in the studio. Phillips, great turnover. He had no

:13:41. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :14:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 168 seconds

:14:27. > :14:34.large on the horizon. Again our Pisi, tackle, it is available. That

:14:34. > :14:44.could have been dangerous. Fotuali'i is so so brave down on it.

:14:44. > :14:45.

:14:45. > :14:55.Ball is crucial now. And, a tight game, territory is very, very

:14:55. > :15:03.

:15:03. > :15:10.that, they have to keep the ball in field. The only way they've

:15:10. > :15:16.looked... They don't look like scoring properly off the intercept

:15:16. > :15:19.so they have to get in range. Hopefully a penalty kick, great

:15:19. > :15:29.take. Charteris, great take. Now they

:15:29. > :15:43.

:15:43. > :15:53.have to keep the ball in hand. Give outside the 22.

:15:53. > :16:23.

:16:23. > :16:28.Samoa will be pleased to slow unlucky, knock on enroute.

:16:28. > :16:38.It is interesting, he steps of the touch line when he throws the ball

:16:38. > :17:01.

:17:01. > :17:10.You know where this guy's going, straight down the middle. By making

:17:11. > :17:20.that change, they're going to go for the drop goal. Leota will go

:17:21. > :17:26.

:17:26. > :17:31.centre field and put the drop goal the death knell. That scrum from

:17:31. > :17:41.Samoa has got stronger and stronger, it applied all kinds of pressure,

:17:41. > :17:47.

:17:47. > :17:53.and that pressure could be enough penalised again, he is struggling

:17:53. > :18:03.in the second half, hasn't he, the second half. If this goes over, a

:18:03. > :18:27.

:18:27. > :18:37.What a great player he was in his time too. Cramp. He has a minute to

:18:37. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :19:00.Millennium Stadium. He didn't have the strength in his legs to make

:19:00. > :19:06.the shortest of legs. A big, big miss that is. That's his easiest

:19:06. > :19:12.kick as well. But he was struggling, his socks are down. Obviously,

:19:12. > :19:22.everything was tightening up. The Achilles were crying out will

:19:22. > :19:23.

:19:23. > :19:33.had, the calves. Scott Andrews comes on. George North did his best

:19:33. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:00.to get underneath it, but Samoa can't get there. And the vital

:20:00. > :20:06.touch which will give Samoa another win in Cardiff, they've got it

:20:06. > :20:16.again. By the reaction of Halfpenny he has not grounded the ball. He

:20:16. > :20:18.

:20:18. > :20:28.lost his footing. And Leota, that's the reaction.

:20:28. > :20:39.

:20:39. > :20:46.Just see... He doesn't touch this. Leota did get there. But did

:20:46. > :20:56.Halfpenny get any fingertips at all on it? No he didn't.

:20:56. > :21:10.

:21:11. > :21:20.look. No just misses it. He did everything he could to get finger

:21:21. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:31.tips to it, but didn't. And the followingup of Leota. A story in

:21:31. > :21:33.

:21:33. > :21:43.itself. And they've got their just rewards. It will be a fourth

:21:43. > :22:21.

:22:21. > :22:29.weather for them, they're loving it that Wales can't claw back a draw.

:22:29. > :22:34.Not that that seems likely anyway. Hold it so Wales have to keep on

:22:34. > :22:39.fighting for the final minute-and- a-half? Well, a draw is on the

:22:39. > :22:49.cards. But, I think Man of the Match, Leigh Halfpenny had a big

:22:49. > :22:49.

:22:49. > :22:54.game for Wales, but, for me, Kahn Fotuali'i has been immense. He's

:22:54. > :23:00.Man of the Match, he's kept the tempo going, he has been tremendous,

:23:00. > :23:10.especially in the second half. Wales have themselves possession

:23:10. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:19.from the restart. They have to give it the kitchen sink. Bradley

:23:19. > :23:29.Davies,, Jenkins in support. Priestland, Beck who raised Welsh

:23:29. > :23:34.

:23:35. > :23:44.hopes in the first half. The ball is there, turnover, hands on it.

:23:45. > :23:46.

:23:46. > :23:50.The effort shown by Samoa has been exex peculiary this evening. They

:23:50. > :24:00.should tap it, go will you two phases and go to touch. They don't

:24:00. > :24:19.

:24:19. > :24:25.need to go to touch, it was a line- once again, they're more aggressive

:24:25. > :24:32.in the tackle area, driven over the ball, the pace which they hit the

:24:32. > :24:42.tackle area, I think has caught Wales by surprise, as they did last

:24:42. > :24:43.

:24:43. > :24:47.week with Argentina. Time phase of play. - final phase of play.

:24:47. > :24:55.You can't say they don't deserve to win, they beat the side. They can

:24:55. > :24:59.put it dead any time. And Samoas are once again, Samoa are

:24:59. > :25:08.celebrating in Cardiff. It is all going horribly wrong for Wales, in

:25:08. > :25:12.the Autumn series. That is now, five defeats in a row. Well, Samoa

:25:12. > :25:17.deserved it. They were the best side in the tackle area. They were

:25:17. > :25:22.the better ball carriers. They scored the tries, they createed the

:25:22. > :25:31.tries. And they thoroughly deserve their wins. Again, for whatever

:25:31. > :25:37.reason, a very, very flat performance with no imagination, no

:25:37. > :25:41.deception behind, the lineout, front ball, and then the last 20

:25:41. > :25:47.minutes, the scrum just disintergrated in front of them.

:25:47. > :25:52.The bad news, the All Blacks are coming to town next Saturday!

:25:52. > :25:58.the second week running the boot of Leigh Halfpenny wasn't enough for

:25:58. > :26:03.Wales, not even an interception for Beck. Three tries for Samoa, they

:26:03. > :26:07.were quicker, they were keener, they were stronger and they zefbed

:26:07. > :26:16.their victory. Their fourth against Wales. It is

:26:16. > :26:22.Their fourth against Wales. It is finished, Wales 19, Samoa 26..

:26:22. > :26:25.Barely three minutes passed before the opening try. Ashley Beck

:26:25. > :26:32.brought it back with the interception, giving the half time

:26:32. > :26:38.lead but straight after the whistle had gone for the second half it was

:26:38. > :26:48.Pisi to put the Samoans back in front. But this was the try that

:26:48. > :26:48.

:26:48. > :26:54.broke Wales' hearts, Leo with a touchdown. Phil is on the touchdown.

:26:54. > :26:59.Sorry the record breaking captain performance didn't weld a win.

:26:59. > :27:03.came second best in a few facets of that game, but it was a game that

:27:03. > :27:08.slowly slippped away from us, we didn't have enough in the end.

:27:08. > :27:13.That's not taking it away from Samoa, that came up with a physical

:27:13. > :27:19.edge, similar faults, rugby in the wrong areas, break down work wasn't

:27:19. > :27:22.From the set-piece. What about the lack of confidence, is that

:27:22. > :27:26.something? It is a lack of confidence, but when you come off

:27:26. > :27:31.the back of disappointing results, things tend to snowball. We have to

:27:31. > :27:36.draw a line under that, the boys prepared very well this week. We

:27:36. > :27:43.came out here, game plan was spot on, but we didn't execute t as a 22,

:27:43. > :27:45.2, and squad, you have to go back, take it on, we have the two best

:27:45. > :27:50.take it on, we have the two best teams coming up next. No-one will

:27:50. > :27:55.pull us out of this. The support was fantastic, and you know, we

:27:55. > :27:59.feel the disappointment. We have to reflect and turn up, front up and

:27:59. > :28:04.make sure we turn up in a week's time. Your performance couldn't

:28:04. > :28:08.have done any more on the field and well done getting the captaincy

:28:08. > :28:11.record. What could have been greatest day of my career, has

:28:11. > :28:17.turned into the lowest, it is a team result. I will be there Monday

:28:17. > :28:22.with the boys. Keep your head up. Cheers. Cheers. Almost shell

:28:22. > :28:26.shocked Jones there, and last week, was disappointing, this week is

:28:26. > :28:31.devastating. I wish I wasn't here to talk about this. I was

:28:31. > :28:35.disappointed with last week. But, Argentina are a quality side, we

:28:35. > :28:42.can give it that. But not just the fact we lost today but in the

:28:42. > :28:47.manner we lost. Samoa, we give them credit and I like what Jones said,

:28:47. > :28:53.you have to give teams credit. Where do we go from there here? I

:28:53. > :28:56.don't know, we need to go forwards. New Zealand coming next week, I'm

:28:56. > :29:00.glad New Zealand are coming here, we though we have to be up there,

:29:00. > :29:05.to be able to compete. We know we can't play on a level, so the mind

:29:05. > :29:10.set of the boys is they have to go up. I'm sitting here as a Welsh fan

:29:10. > :29:15.now and player, I've lost to Samoa and I know what it feels like. But

:29:15. > :29:20.the team came in, and fans came in, with a lot more confidence than

:29:20. > :29:26.many of the games, I am gutted. can go back to Phil and Rhys

:29:26. > :29:30.Priestland is with him. The look on the faces tells it all. In your

:29:30. > :29:34.opinion, where did it go wrong tonight? I don't know, we spoke

:29:34. > :29:38.about, half time, definitely trying to play down their half, they were

:29:38. > :29:43.competing hard to break down. They have big boys, physical players and

:29:43. > :29:47.we couldn't afford to give penalties in our own half. I don't

:29:47. > :29:53.think we executed that well enough. The All Blacks next week, where do

:29:53. > :29:58.Wales go from here? I don't know. It's going to be tough. It is the

:29:58. > :30:03.hardest game in world rugby, we have injuries, boys will have to

:30:03. > :30:08.dig deep and look hard in the mirror, the last two prefpblgss

:30:08. > :30:11.haven't been good enough. On physicality and everything. We were

:30:11. > :30:15.showing the All Blacks up next, world champions of the rugby

:30:15. > :30:19.championship champions, and we saw what they did to Scotland last

:30:19. > :30:22.weekend, that could be a pretty tough encounter now. Interesting

:30:22. > :30:27.words from Rhys Priestland, we wanted to play down there, what I

:30:27. > :30:31.felt and we were in the studio, Gareth and myself, they kicked too

:30:31. > :30:36.much away. That middle ten to ten zone, when they had opportunities

:30:36. > :30:40.to get it through the hands and go, it was kick, give it back to Samoa,

:30:40. > :30:44.so I can understand having a lack of confidence in the ruck area, but

:30:44. > :30:50.hold the ball. If you understand that you're not competing at the

:30:50. > :30:54.ruck, as Gareth said, get in and compete. So, for me, the tech nicks

:30:54. > :30:59.were wrong. Gareth, changes need to be made, what changes would you

:30:59. > :31:03.hake to the side to give them a chance? We made changes on this, on

:31:03. > :31:08.last week's team made this week to give us a fighting chance. I just

:31:08. > :31:12.think the players with the experience the Jenkins, the Roberts,

:31:12. > :31:17.the players put themselves in a position to be leaders in this team,

:31:17. > :31:22.need to stand up, need to get up there, and say, OK, I'm take ago

:31:22. > :31:27.ball, give me a ball, I'll show you a tackle, support me and follow me,

:31:27. > :31:31.instead of saying, I'm this, and that, I can do whatever I want, you

:31:31. > :31:38.can't, you put your Jersey on, and play with respect. Thanks for your

:31:38. > :31:42.company. It has been a devastating night for Wales. 35,000 people,